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2000 BCE
Molded plaque: king or a god carrying a mace - Mesopotamia
The figure on this plaque carries a mace or scepter and wears a short kilt and the round headdress of an Old Babylonian/Isin-Larsa ruler. -
1327 BCE
Tutankhamun & Ankhsenamun Throne detail
A detail from the throne of Tutankhamun which shows the pharaoh with his wife Ankhsenamun on the right. c. 1327 BCE, National Museum, Cairo. -
490 BCE
Greek Terracotta amphora (jar)
This work is a masterpiece of Greek vase-painting because it brings together many features of Athenian culture in an artistic expression of the highest quality.